Analysing Bank Negara's Latest Interest Rate Decision

Ray Choy, Chief Economist, Malaysian Rating Corporation (MARC)

26-Jan-24 07:45

Analysing Bank Negara's Latest Interest Rate Decision

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Bank Negara maintained the overnight policy rate at 3.0% following its first Monetary Policy Committee meeting of 2024, meaning no change since May 2023. Ray Choy, Chief Economist at Malaysian Rating Corporation analyses how this might affect the FBM-KLCI, the value of the ringgit and the overall Malaysian economy.

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Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam

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Categories: markets, economy, government

Tags: bank negara malaysia, overnight policy rate, malaysia inflation rate, ringgit, malaysia economy,

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